Call for applications: WRDTP Interdisciplinary Pathway DEPUTY Directors

• 1 x Deputy Director of the Education, Childhood and Youth (ECY) Pathway

• 1 x Deputy Director of the Sustainable Growth, Business, Work and Economic Productivity (SBE) Pathway

• 2 x Deputy Directors of the Civil Society, Development and Democracy (CDD) Pathway

Focusing on some of the greatest challenges facing society today, each pathway brings together researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds to identify and develop the added value of social science in addressing these societal challenges.   Each of our pathways is led by a team comprised of a Pathway Director and Deputies, drawn from universities across the WRDTP partnership, who together are responsible for delivering a programme of pathway-specific research training that is cutting edge and responsive to students’ training and development needs.

The post of Pathway Deputy Director will be taken up by an academic colleague with:

• enthusiasm for research methods training and a genuine commitment to PGR support and development.
• experience of delivering PGR training and/or support.
• a background in interdisciplinary research relevant to the Pathway.

The post has a start date of  1 September 2024.  The post will be held by a colleague in an accredited department from one of our seven partner universities, and is an excellent opportunity in terms of networking and career development.  We welcome applications to our pathway deputy posts from academic colleagues at all career stages.

The post has an indicative workload of 0.1 FTE. This is to provide post-holders and line managers with a realistic sense of the time that is required to undertake the role. The term is for three years.  Please note that the post is not remunerated, and does not come with ‘buy-out’ funding.  All seven partner institutions, via the WRDTP Management Group, have committed to ensuring the in-kind resources necessary (i.e. colleagues’ time) to enable colleagues to participate in the governance of the WRDTP.

These posts are being advertised across all partner institutions, and we welcome applications from across the partnership.  When making an appointment, attention will be paid to the overall composition of the team to ensure equitable and distributed representation of our partner universities.  We particularly welcome applicants from the Universities of Bradford and York.

To apply for one of these posts, please submit a short CV (2 sides max) and an expression of interest (500 words max) detailing a) the skills and attributes you will bring to the role and b) your ideas for pathway-specific PGR training.  You should also confirm that the 0.1 FTE buyout has been agreed by your Head of Department/School. Please ensure that you have read the relevant pathway description and Pathway Deputy Director role description (available to download below) prior to application, and that you indicate in your application the pathway to which you are applying.

Applications should be sent to training@wrdtp.ac.uk. If you would like to discuss this role informally, you are welcome to contact Professor Felicity Matthews, White Rose DTP Director, f.m.matthews@sheffield.ac.uk.